Women in Science

There has been a continuing discussion over the last few years of why so few women remain in science. While I’m not going to dive into that topic here, you can find great discussions here, här, here and here. I don’t however think anyone argues about why women don’t enter science in the first place, . . . → Läs mer: Women in Science

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Schinia villosa

 

This Monday’s moth is a duo of Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) resting on what I am assuming is their host plant (Erigeron sp.). I snapped this shot around 9,000 feet up on the Kaibab plateau in Northern Arizona last month. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

Insects of the Philippines I

A month ago or so the California Academy of Sciences launched a full fledged expedition to the Philippines. While the majority of the cash was spent on a clipper ship and dive teams, there was a terrestrial component. While I didn’t get to go (and sat at home and pouted), I did talk some of . . . → Läs mer: Insects of the Philippines I

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Last week Jim Hayden guessed the moth I posted was an Australian Oecophoridae. It was a good guess because there are so many large and stunning moths in this family from Australia. One of the best has to be this one, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), captured on Black Mountain in Canberra October 23, 1955 (CAS collections). . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

Genius of the Press XX

This GOP is less of a challenge and more of a simple roundup of miserable stock photography. Alex Wild and others have long ago pointed out the massive failings of many stock photo sitesbut here is a brief and painful lep roundup using Google.

Step 1: Image searchmoth on flower”.

Step 2: . . . → Läs mer: Genius of the Press XX

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ANSWER: This wasn’t easybut this large and beautiful moth was from Australia and is in the family Xyloryctidae (Philarista sp.). We have a handful of representatives of this group here in the US and Ted MacRae over on Beetles in the Bush has a few great photographs of them. Somehow I think we . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

Net-Winged Beetle

Dessa stora och intressanta Lycidae-skalbaggar (Lycus fernandezi) fanns rikligt i sydöstra Arizona för några veckor sedan. Ständigt flyger mellan blommor och fuktig sand som de skapade för enkla fotograferingsmål. jag tänkte för mig själv “här är ett fantastiskt tillfälle att fånga en skalbagge som tar fart!”.

Vänta på det…

Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)

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Dansande mal

Here is another wonderful video from Warren! I am guessing this is a Choreutidae because of the way the wings are held while dancingalthough it’s too fast to really get a clear look. Given that it’s from a fauna I’m totally unfamiliar with I could easily be wrongso please correct me . . . → Läs mer: Dansande mal

Naba Slår fisk och djurliv i Brainless Zombies

Färska av pressarna, Miami Blue Butterfly (MBB) är nu listad som federalt hotas av handling av en nödsituation bestämmelse. Huzzah! (höger?)

Miami Blue Butterfly från Butterflies of America

Min första tanke var “vänta, var inte detta redan hotade?”. Ja, visar sig att MBB har state-hotade sedan 2002 after a previous emergency . . . → Läs mer: Naba Slår fisk och djurliv i Brainless Zombies

Måndag mal

 

This week’s moth is a video of a dancing micro from the Philippines (taken by Warren Laurde). As you might suspect this is a mating display that ends in a pretty spectacular headstand. There are lots of other microleps that have dancing or display behavior, but there are almost no other videos online . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal